Indians 2, A's 1
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Right-hander Danny Salazar allowed one hit and one unearned run in eight innings and the Cleveland Indians rallied for a 2-1 victory over the Oakland A's on Friday night at O.co Coliseum.
Salazar (9-6) struck out four, walked one and beat the A's for the second time in July. He gave up one run and five hits in 8 2/3 innings in a 5-1 victory on July 10 over Oakland at Progressive Field.
This time, Salazar gave up just a third-inning single to A's second baseman Eric Sogard.
Right fielder Lonnie Chisenhall went 3-for-4 with a double and scored the go-ahead run for Cleveland in the ninth inning.
Chisenhall grounded a leadoff single to center off right-hander Edward Mujica (2-3), stole second base and scored with one out when center fielder Michael Bourn bounced a ground-rule double over the center field fence.
Indians right-hander Cody Allen pitched a scoreless ninth for his 21st save of the season, closing out Cleveland's third straight victory.
A's right-hander Kendall Graveman gave up one unearned run in 6 2/3 innings, getting a no decision but bouncing back from his worst start of the season. He allowed five hits, struck out six and walked two.
In his previous start, Graveman lasted a season-low 1 1/3 innings, allowing four runs and seven hits in a 4-3 loss to San Francisco, extending his losing streak to three games.
The A's took a 1-0 lead into the seventh and Graveman retired the first two batters he faced. But Indians catcher Yan Gomes lined a single to right and advanced to third on Chisenhall's opposite double down the left-field line.
Graveman appeared to have escaped the jam when third baseman Giovanny Urshela hit a slow two-hopper to charging shortstop Marcus Semien. But Semien threw wide right for his 29th error of the season -- the most in the major leagues -- and Gomes raced home, scoring the tying run.
Graveman walked Bourn, loading the bases, but right-handed reliever Fernando Rodriguez came on to retire second baseman Mike Aviles on a ground ball.
The A's took a 1-0 lead in the third, scoring an unearned run against Salazar.
Left fielder Mark Canha worked a leadoff walk and advanced to third on Sogard's sharp single to right -- Oakland's first hit of the game.
Canha scored when Urshela booted Semien's hard ground ball.
With two runners on and no outs, the A's had a chance for a big inning, but Salazar had other ideas. He struck out center fielder Billy Burns, got third baseman Brett Lawrie to ground into a fielder's choice and retired right fielder Josh Reddick on a fly ball to shallow right.
NOTES: The A's acquired LHP Felix Doubront on Friday from Toronto for cash. Doubront will join the team Saturday and will likely be activated Sunday. He has appeared in 107 career major-league games with 77 starts for Boston, the Chicago Cubs and Toronto, posting a 29-24 record with a 4.78 ERA. He has 399 strikeouts in 461 innings. ... Oakland traded Triple-A Nashville right-hander Ryan Cook, a former American League All-Star, to Boston for a player to be named later or cash. Cook, who made the All-Star team in 2012, went 0-2 with a 10.38 ERA over four relief appearances in his only stint with the A's this year. ... Indians LHP Marc Rzepczynski was traded to San Diego for outfielder Abraham Almonte, who was optioned to Triple-A Columbus. ... Cleveland called up OF Jerry Sands from Triple-A Columbus. ... Indians RHP Josh Tomlin (right shoulder surgery in April 2015) was activated from the disabled list and optioned to Columbus. ... RHP Toru Murata, who made one start for Cleveland this season, was outrighted from the 40-man roster to Columbus.